11 Oct 2012 12:36

Moscow demands Turkish explanations of incident with Syrian plane carrying Russians

MOSCOW. Oct 11 (Interfax) - Russia demands explanations from Turkey with regard to the late Wednesday night incident with a Syrian passenger plane, which had Russian citizens aboard.

"Russia insists that the Turkish authorities must explain their conduct regarding the Russian citizens and prevent similar incidents in the future," Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said in a commentary released on Thursday.